There are smart people out there who are studying the art of happiness. Authentic Happiness is the homepage of Dr. Martin Seligman, Director of the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania and founder of positive psychology, a branch of psychology which focuses on the empirical study of such things as positive emotions, strengths-based [...]
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Maybe You Can Teach Yourself Some Techniques That Will Help You Feel Better More Often
Posted in Web Sites, tagged happiness, research on January 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Yes, You Can Cultivate Happiness
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged brain, happiness on January 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Brain scans of happy people help explain their ‘rose-tinted’ outlook The brains of happy people are tuned to notice and enjoy the positives in life that may pass others by. Their happy dispositions and set them up for a ‘cycle of positivity.’ The positive outlook on life was not a reflection of naivety or ignorance [...]
The Art of Feeling Good
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged happiness on August 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A movie about what makes people happy
Practice Focusing on What Works
Posted in Web Sites, tagged happiness, Music on June 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What are your favorite happy or optimistic songs? For example “Free Energy” by Free Energy or “Mr Blue Sky” by ELO. What songs make you feel alive and wanting to stay that way?
More Secrets of Life Spill Forth
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged happiness, health on April 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Duh! Happiness Improves Health and Lengthens Life “We reviewed eight different types of studies,” Diener said. “And the general conclusion from each type of study is that your subjective well-being — that is, feeling positive about your life, not stressed out, not depressed — contributes to both longevity and better health among healthy populations.”
An Obvious Secret to Feeling Good
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged attention, happiness, presence on January 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Want to be happier? Pay Attention. According to the article, “Whatever people were doing, whether it was having sex or reading or shopping, they tended to be happier if they focused on the activity instead of thinking about something else. In fact, whether and where their minds wandered was a better predictor of happiness than [...]
It’s Time to Come Undone and Come out Laughing
Posted in Poetry, tagged gaiety, happiness, laughter on January 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ode to Gaiety Go gloom Begone glum and grim Off with the drab drear and grumble It’s time its pastime to come undone and come out laughing time to wrap killjoys in wet blankets and feed them to the sourpusses…
Tracking Another Bizarre, Inexplicable Phenomenon
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged canada, happiness, teens on December 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Teens Are the Happiest People in Canada According to new data from Statistics Canada, teens are the happiest people in Canada. And they’re getting happier. In fact, 96 per cent of Canadians aged 12 to 19 reported they were highly satisfied with life in 2009. That’s compared to 94 per cent of teens who reported [...]
Scour the Earth for What Makes You Feel Good
Posted in Music, tagged happiness, Music on November 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Recommend aggressively happy music. The kind of music that punches happiness into you no matter how much you don’t want it to be there. The sort that explodes into spiky neon flowers.
Maybe You’re Capable of Being Happier Than You Think
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged genetics, happiness on October 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Happiness levels are not predetermined. Genes and early life experience don’t set a limit on a person’s happiness. The idea that happiness is a genetic trait influenced by early life experiences has been challenged by new research from Germany. It found feelings of happiness and well-being respond to external factors such as healthy lifestyle, religion [...]
Maybe Wealth Isn’t a Prerequisite for Happiness
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged consumerism, happiness, simplicity on September 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Is it better to buy a new couch or go on a vacation?
You Don’t Have to Abandon Your Life in Order to Get Happy
Posted in Books, tagged happiness on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin
Pronoia Isn’t Just a Luxury for Rich People
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged equality, happiness, wealth on April 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Want the Good Life? Your Neighbors Need It, Too The healthiest and happiest societies aren’t the ones with the highest incomes, but those with the most equality.
You Are Almost Certainly Underestimating Your Blessings
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged happiness on April 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Who are the luckiest people who have ever been born in the history of civilization?
Happiness May Be a Skill You Can Cultivate
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged happiness, science on March 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
10 Things Science Says Will Make You Happy
What if You Were Surrounded by Happy People?
Posted in Articles & Essays, tagged happiness on November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The World’s Happiest Places
Don’t Leave Joy to Chance
Posted in Books, tagged happiness, martin seligman, psychology on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment by Martin Seligman
What Will They Think of Next?
Posted in Videos, Web Sites, tagged happiness, television on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A TV show about happiness? How could that be?
Why Not Study the Techniques?
Posted in Books, tagged happiness on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want by Sonja Lyubomirsky
How About Organizing a Master Plan?
Posted in Web Sites, tagged happiness on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Happiness Project Read about her Happiness Project, then create your own version.
